Jean Mary Peleske, 78, Holdingford, passed away unexpectedly June 8, 2024, at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 25, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Holdingford with the Rev. Gregory Mastey officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Parish Cemetery in Holdingford.
Jean was born Oct. 12, 1945, in St. Cloud, Minnesota, to Virgil and Bernice (Ritter) Dobmeier. She married William C. Peleske Oct. 19, 1968. Jean worked as a custodian at Holdingford Public Schools for many years. After retirement in 2010, she enjoyed putzing in her yard, her garden and flowerbeds and picking up sticks. She was independent, strong-willed, self-sufficient and enjoyed outings and socializing with her friends. She had the gift of gab and could talk non-stop to anyone about anything. She had many interests, including word searches, watching reality television, reading “People” magazine, ladybugs, goats and gnomes. She was also a member of American Legion Auxiliary 211.
Survivors include her daughter, Melanie (Jeff) Zierden of Lino Lakes; grandsons Braxton and Henley Zierden of Lino Lakes; daughter-in-law Yasmin Peleske of Germany; brothers David (Darlene) Dobmeier of St. Cloud and Jim (Marlene) Dobmeier of Avon; and sister Shirley (Bob) Halliday of St. Joseph.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill, in October 1997; son Craig in February 2021; sister Lisa and brother-in-law Ron Heinen in August 1996; and her parents, Virgil and Bernice Dobmeier.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.
